/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package org.quality4spl.fm.cvm;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>User Attribute Type</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getKey <em>Key</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getValidFor <em>Valid For</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getDescription <em>Description</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getContext <em>Context</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getType <em>Type</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getUserAttributeType()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface UserAttributeType extends CVMElement {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Key</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Key</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Key</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setKey(String)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getUserAttributeType_Key()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getKey();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getKey <em>Key</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Key</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getKey()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setKey(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Valid For</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Valid For</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Valid For</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setValidFor(String)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getUserAttributeType_ValidFor()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getValidFor();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getValidFor <em>Valid For</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Valid For</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getValidFor()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setValidFor(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Description</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setDescription(String)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getUserAttributeType_Description()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getDescription();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getDescription <em>Description</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getDescription()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDescription(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Context</b></em>' container reference.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeTypeContext#getUserAttributeTypes <em>User Attribute Types</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Context</em>' container reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Context</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #setContext(UserAttributeTypeContext)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getUserAttributeType_Context()
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeTypeContext#getUserAttributeTypes
	 * @model opposite="userAttributeTypes" transient="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	UserAttributeTypeContext getContext();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getContext <em>Context</em>}' container reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Context</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #getContext()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setContext(UserAttributeTypeContext value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Type</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Type</em>' containment reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Type</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setType(StringConstrainingType)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getUserAttributeType_Type()
	 * @model containment="true" required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	StringConstrainingType getType();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeType#getType <em>Type</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Type</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getType()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setType(StringConstrainingType value);

} // UserAttributeType
